Typical Fairywrens
Malurus
Malurus is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Superb Fairywren
speciesMalurus cyaneus
Red-backed Fairywren
speciesMalurus melanocephalus
Variegated Fairywren
speciesMalurus lamberti
Splendid Fairywren
speciesMalurus splendens
Purple-backed Fairywren
speciesMalurus assimilis
White-winged Fairywren
speciesMalurus leucopterus
Red-winged Fairywren
speciesMalurus elegans
Blue-breasted Fairywren
speciesMalurus pulcherrimus
Lovely Fairywren
speciesMalurus amabilis
Purple-crowned Fairywren
speciesMalurus coronatus
White-shouldered Fairywren
speciesMalurus alboscapulatus
Emperor Fairywren
speciesMalurus cyanocephalus
Malurus cyaneus × melanocephalus
hybridMalurus cyaneus × melanocephalus
Malurus cyaneus × leucopterus
hybridMalurus cyaneus × leucopterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12062.